Sabha weather in April

In April, Sabha sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sabha's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sabha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:43 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
25%
8th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Sabha is town in Sabha district, Libya.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical April day in Sabha reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Sabha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 12 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
12
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Sabha weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 30.610.57.7
Feb21° / 10.5118.5
Mar26° / 12°10.211.89.0
Apr31° / 17°10.212.65.8
May35° / 22°10.213.33.1
Jun38° / 24°00.113.71.3
Jul38° / 25°0013.51.5
Aug38° / 25°00131.6
Sep36° / 23°0012.22.6
Oct31° / 18°10.211.46.1
Nov24° / 11°10.210.79.0
Dec19° / 10.310.38.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Sabha gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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21
31
41
51
61
71
81
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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Wind in April

Winds average 18 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
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3018light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.27:007:14
212.36:597:15
312.36:577:15
412.36:567:16
512.36:557:16
612.46:547:17
712.46:537:17
812.46:527:18
912.56:517:18
1012.56:507:19
1112.56:497:19
1212.56:487:20
1312.66:467:20
1412.66:457:21
1512.66:447:21
1612.66:437:22
1712.76:427:22
1812.76:417:23
1912.76:407:23
2012.76:397:24
2112.86:387:24
2212.86:377:25
2312.86:367:25
2412.86:357:26
2512.96:347:27
2612.96:347:27
2712.96:337:28
2812.96:327:28
2913.06:317:29
3013.06:307:29

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 7.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
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307.4Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Sabha

In seasonPeak

In April, Sabha sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sabha sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Sabha?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Sabha for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sabha in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Sabha sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sabha in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sabha peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 15UV 13Jan 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Sabha in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sabha is worst in April — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 33 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateApr 20102 µg/m³Nov 2333 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar75Unhealthy
Apr104Unhealthy
May95Unhealthy
Jun80Unhealthy
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug60Unhealthy
Sep49Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov33Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sabha?

Sabha sits at 27.0°N, 14.4°E, 421 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Al Jadīd, 3.0 km away.

MurzukWādī 'UtbahAl GhurayfahUbariHūnSirte

Topography around Sabha

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sabha.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 421 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m.

The land around Sabha is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and bare terrain (39%) within 3 km, bare terrain (83%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
268 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Al Jadīd 3.0 km · Brak 59 km · Murzuk 135 km · Wādī 'Utbah 136 km · Al Ghurayfah 152 km · Ubari 171 km · Hūn 276 km · Sirte 509 km

Libya travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 39% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,449
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
21.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 395
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Sabha (27.0377°, 14.4283°, elevation 421 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).